Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)

The Minister of State and the Ceann Comhairle will forgive me if I exhibit a sense of frustration at the Minister of State's comments. He refused to accept my invitation to confirm that he had conveyed the abhorrence of the public to the scandalous litany of failures in the child protection services. I thought he might confirm at least that he conveyed the displeasure of the people but he chose not to.

Having regard to his comments on the review group, there will be another opportunity to discuss the matter. I dispute the Minister of State's comments. Leaving aside the review group, how many child deaths have taken place in care since March 2010 or when the review group was set up?

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